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What do children fear most often?

P Muris1, H Merckelbach, C Meesters

  • 1Limburg University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
|March 7, 1998
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Fear rank orders in children differ based on measurement methods. Researchers must consider survey design when assessing childhood fears, impacting theoretical and methodological approaches.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research by McCathie and Spence (1991) highlighted issues with fear assessment.
  • Understanding childhood fears is crucial for effective therapeutic interventions.
  • Existing methods for ranking fears may lack consistency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different survey methods affect fear rank orders in children.
  • To compare fear rankings derived from FSSC-R scores versus direct child reporting.
  • To analyze the implications of method-dependent fear rankings.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (FSSC-R) to 394 children.
  • Collected direct reports from children regarding their most feared objects.

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  • Generated two distinct fear rank orders based on these two methods.

    • Main Results:

    • The fear rank order derived from FSSC-R scores differed significantly from the rank order based on children's direct reports.
    • This discrepancy indicates that the method of fear assessment influences the resulting hierarchy of fears.
    • The study highlights variability in childhood fear perception based on measurement tools.

    Conclusions:

    • Fear rank orders are not absolute but are contingent upon the specific survey methodology employed.
    • Researchers need to critically evaluate and report their chosen methods for assessing childhood fears.
    • Methodological choices have significant theoretical and practical implications for understanding and treating child anxiety disorders.